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Geologist, Mining and Environmental Site Investigation specialist
QUALIFICATIONS
1984 Fluids Mechanics and Economic Geology, University of Arizona
1983 Degree in Geology, Universidad de Sonora
FIELD OF COMPETENCE
* Eight years of experience in Mining Exploration, management of all aspects of exploration drilling campaigns, surface geology mapping, geophysics, geochemistry, and hydrogeology.
* Twelve years of experience in the environmental consultant industry for global environmental consultants firms, developing Site Environmental Assessment ASTM standards, Environmental Compliance Audits, Environmental Mexican Regulation and Remedial Projects.
* Specialist skills in environmental project management, technical writing, permitting and characterization, including knowledge of Risk Analysis Based on Human Health.
* Demonstrated expertise in managing international multi-disciplinary projects related to a variety of environmental, mining, engineering design, and construction; including support on the preparation and procedures for permits;
* Multilingual: English, Spanish.
* Specialization in environmental field work in the different aspect of site characterization, soils and groundwater sampling, project management, environmental authorities' interaction for remedial permits.
* Characterization, facility design and operation, and regulatory compliance.
* Solid experience with contractor and permit negotiations, multi-disciplinary subcontractor oversight, and governmental regulatory liaison.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
* Project management and Technical review skills, including exploration management, negotiation and mediation, multidisciplinary technical writing, regulatory liaison, subcontractor oversight, and risk analysis.
* Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) Phase I, Phase II, and Phase IIB, in different industrial plants in Mexico and USA, including oil and gas, mining, pharmaceutical, and transportation industry.
* Monitoring wells design, drilling supervision, survey and groundwater sampling and data collection to determine flow direction, hydraulic gradient and water quality. Groundwater sampling using international protocols. Water well design, drilling supervision, pump test, and pump equipment installation.
* Preparation of environmental site assessments, rock, soil and waste sampling, groundwater and surface water sampling, and predictive modeling.
* Development and implementation of investigative work plans and regulatory compliance strategies, performing hydrologic baseline characterizations, conducting engineering feasibility studies, developing construction plans and specifications, and construction management.
* Leading multidisciplinary teams in a collaborative setting conducting environmental, geosciences and engineering evaluations.
 Oversight responsibility of all science related investigations, selected engineering investigations, drafting and information services in Mexico and Latin-American countries.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
2007(JULY) - TO DATE
PROJECT MANAGER; EUCAN MINAS S.A. DE C.V. (ZACORO METALS CORP) ZACATECAS, MÉXICO PROJECT.
* Supervision of drilling subcontractors (30,000 meters). (Associated activities)
* Elaboration of drilling data base (sampling, assays, survey) for Gemcom Surpac software.
* Implementation of Geotechnical Core Logging Criteria.
* Implementation of QA/QC program for the exploration drilling program.
* Use of Trimble survey equipment (Trimble S6 5" - Robotic Total Station, Trimble R6 GPS System - A Base Station and Rover Receiver for RTK GPS / GNSS Surveying.
* Ore Control.
* Supervision of subcontractor for the implementation of Environmental and Health and Safety Mine Program.
* Underground wall and blasting sampling program.
* Technical meetings translator.
* Community Relations.
2002 – 2007(JULY)
PROJECT COORDINATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ERM MEXICO
* Lubrizol Inc. Environmental Site investigation, quantitative risk assessment, and a preliminary feasibility study for an undeveloped property located in the municipality of Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
* Kansas City Southern de México, Environmental Site Assessment for different sites where diesel spill occurred, interaction with federal authorities for environmental site release.
* Sanofi-Aventis, Phase II, industrial drainage video inspection and asbestos survey at Guatemala City facility.
* Chevron-Texaco, 104 gas stations data base related with remedial plan at Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador. Geohydrological conditions and permit data review.
* Merck, Sharp and Dome, Site Characterization and Developed Remedial Action Plan and implementation.
* Supervision of Soil Restoration Activities at the Interlav and Famo facilities, both located within the Whirlpool-Across Industrial Complex in the municipality of Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
* Aventis Pharma, División del Norte, México, D.F. Phased soil and groundwater sampling program, followed by removal and disposal of diesel-impacted soils at former pharmaceutical facility. Project also included interaction with government agencies for project approval.
* Pfizer La Campana, Phased soil and groundwater sampling program in support of M&A Advisory Services. Development of Remedial Action Plan for removal of buried waste and groundwater remediation. Coordination of Demolition and Decontamination activities. Waste facility audits.
2002 - 2006
PROJECT COORDINATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ERM MEXICO
* Pfizer Toluca, Phased soil and groundwater sampling program and also soil restoration. Development of Remedial Action Plan for removal of buried waste and groundwater remediation.
* Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, Coapa Facility, Mexico; ERM Final Report; July 2003
* GE Industrial Motors, Phase I ESA, Saltillo, Coahuila facility.
* ITT Automotive, E H&S Audit, Saltillo, Coahuila facility.
* Bender Ship Building & Repair, El Prieto Site, Veracruz. Phase II ESA and Remedial Action Plan development.
* Honeywell/Invensys, Cd. Juarez and Chihuahua facilities. Phase II Workplan development and soil and groundwater sampling programs.
* Home Depot, Phased II and Remedial Project at 3 sites in Mexico City.
* Pliant/Nepsa de México, Ambient air monitoring and soil gas survey for purposes of evaluation existing conditions for planned equipment installation activities
* Geohydrological study of a vacant lot in Central Mexico to obtain land use permit on a zone classified like aquifer recharge areas, vadoze zone characterization, recommendations for project development, and design of permeable elements to the construction areas.
* Completed Phase IV Remediation at sites with diesel-impacted soils, involving agency negotiations and completion of excavation and disposal.
* Completed EHS compliance audits for several chemical, manufacturing, and food processing facilities in Mexico, including reviews of Mexican state and federal regulations regarding hazardous waste, water and air quality, as well as occupational health and safety requirements.
* Project management of several remedial projects related with contaminated soil with heavy metals and hydrocarbons. Projects include base line, site characterization, RBCA risk assessment,feasibility studies, and corrective actions
* Soil gas survey and hygiene labor monitoring in a packing plastic plant.
* Interior surface decontamination of a former batteries plant, supervision, wipe sampling, and report.
* Phase II ESA in a 28 hectares lot that was previously occupied by a lead and zinc smelter company, and where heavy metals concentrations above the established comparison criteria were found. A recreational park that will include a canal, parking lot buildings, roads, and commercial areas will be built there. The objective of this project was to develop a remedial action plan that is necessary to rehabilitate this estate, and which must be approved by the Mexican environmental authorities.
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING CONSULTANT, PROJECT COORDINATOR; WESTERN US & MEXICO
(HYDROMETRICS, TUCSON, AZ; HYDROMETRICS DE MÉXICO, HERMOSILLO, SONORA)
1998 – 2002
* Managed projects or served as technical reviewer for various assessment, characterization and remedial projects. Projects include the former Asarco
* Murray (Salt Lake City, UT) and El Paso TX Smelter RI/FS and remedial construction/land development projects; Storage Projects; and the Ray Complex environmental and engineering projects.
* Environmental projects for Grupo Mexico at Cananea, Nacosari and San Luis Potosí metallurgical complexes.
* Developed skills with the English language, culture and business protocols which were used to complete projects at various locations throughout Mexico and USA.
* Fostered and managed a motivated staff and extended team which developed innovative problem solving abilities as well as a client service oriented approach that has provided quality results and consistently met budget requirements, safety and environmental objectives.
* Integration of subsurface exploration and characterization data, including seismic, borehole logs and surface geophysics (gravity, magnetics, EM) to develop facility design and meet environmental permit requirements. Also developed skills in using GPR, hydrogeological, geochemical, and civil and geotechnical engineering, and GIS methods.
* Worked with Mexican regulatory permitting agencies that include Procuraduria Federal de Protección Ambiental (PROFEPA). Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), State and municipal agencies.
* Groundwater monitoring programs to comply with the environmental permits in Arizona, Salt Lake City, and El Paso, TX.
* Marketing and proposals for the conduction of soil samples campaigns for the characterization of contamination derived from different industrial facility's operations.
* Marketing and proposals for hazardous wastes characterization, risk analysis, contracts administration and technical presentations.
* Water and monitoring well installation supervision, design and perforation. Environmental Impact Study and Risk Analysis for Neutralization reservoirs and management of reactives used for different processes. Underground water sampling for evaluating the impacts derived from the operation of different units.
* Hydrocarbon contamination assessment at a refinery. Soil gas studies, for defining the contamination plumes horizontal extent. Hydro geological surveys to determine the aquifer parameters and to propose the adequate remediation system.
FARALLON RESOURCES LTD. EXPLORATION AND ENGINEERING WORK AT CAMPO MORADO POLYMETLLIC (ZINC, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD) PROJECT IN GUERRERO STATE, MEXICO.
1996 – 1998
* Supervision of diamond drilling, core logging, graphics, and cross section preparation to predict next drilling locations.
* Surface 1:10,000 geologic mapping
* Stream sediment sampling.
* Simultaneous translator in technical meetings.
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGIST/EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC (HOUSTON TX.).
(ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF HYDROCARBON CONATMIANTION PROJET FOR A PEMEX
PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX, POZA RICA VERACRUZ, MEXICO).
1992 - 1996
* A geochemical soil gas survey established the horizontal extent of the contamination with approximately 5,000 soil gas samples.
* To locate monitor wells and recovery systems, concentrations of C1-C5+ soil gases were mapped and integrated with the local subsurface geology to identify pathways defined by high concentrations of light gases and contaminants.
* Based on the soil gas results, 104 monitor wells were installed; 82 had significant concentrations of contaminants, with 63 having up to 2 ft of liquid hydrocarbons on the ground water.
* Design and operation of remediation systems, including excavation and disposal, vapor extraction, bioremediation, pump and treatment technologies
* Interceptor/recovery trenches, totaling 1600 feet in length and located on the basis of the soil gas survey, soil analyses and ground water analyses, recovered over 1,300 barrels of hydrocarbon products in less than one year.
* Operation of the recovery system and monitoring.
1986 – 1989
PHELPS DODGE EXPLORATION AT DISSEMINATES GOLD DEPOSIT IN SONORA STATE, MEXICO.
* Supervision of diamond drilling, core logging, graphics, cross section elaboration to predict next drilling location.
* Surface 1:10,000 geologic mapping.
* Mining exploration preliminary feasibility report preparation of mining exploration, geological mapping, geochemical and geotechnical sampling. Inverse circulation and diamond nucleus samples description. Updating of the geohydrological layout base for the viability study for the water supply for the lixiviating system in piles. Aquifer hydrological evaluation, that includes the recharge, wells inventory and underground water availability.
1984 - 1986
GEOTHERMAL FIELD, COMISION FEDERAL DE ELECTRICIDAD, CAMPO GEOTERMICO LOS AZUFRES, MICHOACÁN, MEXICO.
* Surface 1:10,000 geologic mapping.
* Developed Graduate Thesis "Structural Geology of a Geothermal Field Los Azufres, Michoacán, México.
* Detailed structural mapping, geothermal wells nucleus samples description, topographic lifting, generation of topographic, geological and transverse sections layouts. Supervision of 5 geothermal wells perforation, superficial geothermal manifests inventory and monitoring.
TRAINING
* Degree on Geology, Universidad de Sonora (1983).
* Fluids Mechanics and Economic Geology, Arizona University.
* Course on Structural Geology, Morelia Michoacán, México.
* Training on Remediation Systems of Areas Contaminated by Hydrocarbons, ERM Poza Rica, Ver.
* OSHA Training (40 hrs.), Tucson, Arizona.
* MSHA Training, Tucson, Arizona.
* Environmental Impact Study Course (80 hrs.), SEMARNAP, Hermosillo, Son.
* Course on Water Contamination (80 hrs.), SEMARNAP-Siue, Hermosillo, Son.
* Course on Air Pollution (80 hrs.), SEMARNAP-Siue, Hermosillo, Son.
* Course on Soil Contamination (80 hrs.), SEMARNAP-Siue, Hermosillo, Son.
* Remedial technologies training course (40 hrs) ERM, Sau Pablo, Brazil
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